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False alarm at st. margaret hospital on freeport roadPittsburgh PA

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Near Freeport Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15215

A commercial fire alarm activated at St. Margaret Hospital on Freeport Road, but it was a false alarm during system testing. Fire units responded but were later told to disregard as there was no emergency.

Audio|Source: Pittsburgh Fire Dispatch - Channel 1
02:42
Transcript:
00:00
Attention all companies for fire.
00:02
One is 5'0.324 has a commercial fire alarm activation at St.
00:07
Margaret Totsville, near Freeport Road between Delafield Road and St.
00:12
Margaret Drive. An alarm company is calling in with a general fire alarm activation zone to fire trap alarm.
00:20
Again, all companies for a fire one dispatchman 324 working a commercial fire alarm activation at the St.
00:26
Margaret Hospital, near Freeport Drive, between Della Field Road and St.
00:31
Margaret Drive alarm companies calling in with a zone 2 fire trap alarm, no further information was available.
00:39
Responding companies on this are 15-engine, 8-engine, 7-engine trucking, the battalion 3.
00:44
All companies are on fire 1 at 1638.
00:59
How come these are you get rude?
01:01
Closure Zone 1-4 is the intersection of Wood Street and Forbes Avenue,
01:07
131, Forbes Avenue.
01:09
People's Gas is calling on the notified there's a road closure here.
01:12
It's going to be from Wood Street to Forbes with no emergency access, all companies,
01:16
for road closure in Zone 14, your 131, Forbes, Avenue, the intersection of Wood Street and Forbes.
01:24
People's Gas is going to be closing this road from Wood Street to Forbes Avenue, no emergency.
01:30
route vehicle access.
01:33
1639.
01:36
1699. 1599.
01:38
Copy 169-9-0.
01:41
10. 15 engine.
01:47
Shift to. Two.
02:00
Veterian 3?
02:03
Okay. I agree.
02:06
Sorry, I got to call back on the alarm for St.
02:09
Margaret. Security code and they're just testing the system, so everything's fine.
02:13
Request to cancel.
02:14
1640.
02:17
Receive 15 to the report.
02:19
We carry everyone else.
02:22
Copy. All companies coming in at the prison, 324 St.
02:25
Margaret's on Freeport.
02:26
We're going to hold this to 15 engine, confirm false alarm from security.
02:30
All other companies take a disregard.
02:32
All company is guys on 324 St.
02:34
Margaret Hospital on Freeport, holding 15-engin for false-port confirmation, disregard all other companies, 1640.

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Near Freeport Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15215

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